Abstract

The revolutionary change which took place in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has dramatic effects on modern education system and the way universities carry out their functions of teaching, learning and research, particularly on the creation, storage and dissemination of knowledge. During the last one decade the library system and knowledge market has undergone a rapid change due to development of digital revolution.  Portal technology is a recent innovation which plays an important role in knowledge management in the libraries. The purpose of this research paper is to introduce the Library Portal concept, its application and various e-resources and services of Library Portal. Similarly the idea is to make the readers familiar with Jayakar library portal, University of Pune. The main aim of this paper is to study the contents of Jayakar Library portal and to find out the strength and weakness of the portal.

Key words: Library portal, Jaykar library portal, academic portal.